Submitted by Arthur N1ORC - Amsat A/C #31468
* Soyuz Relocation Preps Continue; Expedition 10 to Have Quiet Thanksgiving*
Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan
Sharipov continued to prepare for their upcoming relocation of the ISS
Soyuz 9 spacecraft. Wednesday's preparation included a test of the
thrusters on the Soyuz. With the exception of one thruster that did not
work properly, everything went as expected. Experts are analyzing that
thruster's performance, but it will have no impact on the relocation
maneuver or future Soyuz operations.
Chiao and Sharipov will briefly leave the ISS on Monday to relocate the
spacecraft. Sharipov, who is the crew's Soyuz commander, will undock the
spacecraft from the Pirs Docking compartment and redock it to a port on
the Zarya Control Module. It will clear Pirs for use during Expedition
10's upcoming spacewalks. The Soyuz is slated to undock at 3:29 a.m. CST
(0929 GMT) and redock at 4 a.m. CST (1000 GMT). NASA TV
<http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/nasatv/index.html> will begin its
coverage
<http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2004/nov/HQ_m04189_station_move.html>
of the relocation at 3 a.m. CST (0900 GMT).
In other activities Wednesday, Expedition 10 performed routine
maintenance on spacewalk equipment and prepared the ISS Progress 15 for
undocking next month.
Chiao and Sharipov will enjoy an off-duty day for Thanksgiving. The
holiday menu will include packaged smoked turkey.
International Space Station Status Report No. 62
<http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/issreports/2004/iss04-62.html>.
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